The Black Hand gangs started to appear in places like Chicago USA in the late 1800's, unlike the mafia as its known today.

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a federal law proposed in 1968 and passed by Congress in 1970.

The mafia and organized crime groups infiltrated, took over, and domineered much of the porn industry in the US.

Giovanni Torrio was born in Italy on January 20, 1882. After his father died his mother moved the family to New York, where they settled.

Dr. Calvin Goddard, a pioneer of forensic ballistics set in motion one of the most widely used techniques of analysing bullets.

The now infamous Italian Mafia aka the Cosa Nostra is an international criminal organisation, who have for many years come up with new...